The relevant penal provisions have been further improved by the sixth law to reform German criminal law, which came into force in 1998, and now accord due consideration to the need to provide protection against such drastic forms of attack on a person's physical integrity.
La sexta ley sobre la reforma del Código Penal de Alemania, que entró en vigor en 1998, ha ampliado las disposiciones pertinentes, que ahora atribuyen la debida consideración a la protección contra esas formas drásticas de atentar contra la integridad física de una persona.